Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Keith Algozzine, PA-C, CEO, UCM Digital Health An essential part of being a healthcare provider, in any capacity, is understanding population health management. This discipline offers a window into the health of a selected […]. The article Digital Solutions Key To Enhanced Population Health Strategies and Improved Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

While consumers’ satisfaction with inpatient care experiences improved a few points over the past year, health insurance and hospitals still fall in the bottom-third of all industries with which people interact, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Insurance and Health Care Study 2021-2022. “With visitor restrictions relaxing and more elective procedures going forward, hospitals are slowly coming out of a COVID-induced satisfaction slump,” the study pres

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The holiday mood is all around us, but holidays represent hectic medical facilities times for numerous reasons. Some of them are mainly because the staff is working hard and not being home with their loved ones. The overall atmosphere is not good for the patients either since none of them want to spend the holidays in hospitals. That’s not the kind of care they hoped to get this time of year, and they might lash out at medical staff.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Healthcare organizations have been using a quality improvement framework consisting of six attributes — safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable — for decades. But new research has expanded the framework to include elements that address more recent challenges in healthcare and in society. Why the Six Domains of Health Care Quality emerged.

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MedicalGPS

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We’ve all heard the timeless adage: “You’ll never get a second chance to make a great first impression.“ In healthcare, this is true perhaps more than in any other environment. Experts say it takes on average only 7 seconds for an individual to form their opinion of you. So, what do your patients experience when they arrive at your practice? You can use our Quality Assurance Observation Checklist and the guidance in the video below to quantitatively and easily observe the front-line suppor

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Walker Info - Patient Experience

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

“Humans are obsessed with predicting the future – and we are absolutely horrible at it.” – Troy Powell, PhD Wouldn’t it be awesome if we had a crystal ball to look into the future and know what we need to do to be successful? Well, it’s not magic, but customer experience leaders do have some pretty cool tools to do some “fortune telling.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

While venture funding for digital health technology declined globally by 35% in the first three quarters of 2022 compared with 2021, this marks a “return to normal” based on the assessment in the Global State of Digital Health Report from FINN Partners and Galen Growth, published today and launched during the HLTH 2022 conference. The report analyzes data from over 12,000 digital health ventures tracked by Galen Growth’s HealthTech Alpha platform.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The National Council Licensure Examination is a prerequisite for becoming a nurse, and with increased nursing school applicants, we thought it would be worthwhile to offer tips on how best to pass the NCLEX. We each tried our techniques and utilized similar options to help us pass the exam in May of this year. With some guidance from our parents, we also have plenty of tips to help others pass this challenging exam with much more confidence than you otherwise might have exhibited.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Positive behavior support is a holistic approach to improving a person’s quality of life that can reduce challenging behavior. Grounded in applied behavior analysis , the concept of positive behavior supports emerged in response to deinstitutionalization and the move toward person centered supports and services. This focus on the individual has led positive behavior supports to include features such as: Collaboration with other caregivers.

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MedicalGPS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Proper attention paid to the patient’s telephone experience and telephone intake can have a huge, favorable impact on your practice. By exploring why messages occur, you can proactively work toward reducing message volume. This understanding will also help your care team set patient expectations and improve the patient experience as it relates to telephone communication with your practice.

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WSMDA

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Medical assisting is one of the most rewarding and prestigious careers in healthcare. As a medical assistant, you will work with doctors and other healthcare professionals to provide support and assistance in clinical settings. Nursing assistants, on the other hand, are responsible for providing care and assistance to patients in nursing facilities and hospitals.

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Gevik Nalbandian, vice president of software engineering, Lyniate. As healthcare providers manage market shifts such as value-based care, increased consumer expectations, staffing shortages, changing reimbursement models, and competition from non-traditional healthcare players including Alphabet, […].

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

“Two intersecting and interdependent systems comprise democracy in the United States,” Eileen Salinsky, Program Advisor with Grantmakers in Health, wrote in a compelling essay in April 2022. Those systems are, Eileen described, “A political system of representative government, which includes the legislative, executive, and judicial branches at the federal, state, and local levels; and, A collective system of self-governance, which includes how individuals interact with each oth

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

If you’re a nurse, when was the last time you said, “Oh, I’m just a nurse” or “I’m not really an expert–I’m just a nurse”? If you stop to think about it, what are you really saying when you deny your expertise? Words are powerful, and the words we use to describe ourselves can have far-reaching effects — for others and within our own psyches.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Suicide deaths have consistently been on the rise in the United States for the last 20-30 years. With suicide consistently in the top 10 causes of the deaths in the U.S., it’s important to understand how you can help clients grieving from suicide loss. To do this, you and your staff need to understand and practice effective postvention techniques. Currently, suicide postvention is used to provide organized support and response to those experiencing a loss to suicide.

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Serenity Nurse Aide Academy

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

If you’ve recently graduated from your CNA training in Charlotte, North Carolina , your next challenge will be acing your job interview. If you’re feeling nervous, don’t worry. It’s normal. Here are some tips for you to help you ace that job interview. Learn about your employer. If you’re applying for a nursing services company or some other CNA company, make sure you do your research.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The Affordable Care Act mandated that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) establish risk categories for Medicare enrollment, which are used by CMS to determine what level of scrutiny to give provider enrollment applications, which includes initial enrollment, change of ownership (“CHOW”) applications, and revalidations. Three risk categories were subsequently created under 42 CFR § 424.518: limited, moderate, and high.

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Many people say that your ‘health is your wealth’ and this is very sound advice indeed. It doesn’t matter how much money that you have in the bank and how successful that your company is […]. The article When It Comes To Health, It’s Always Better To Cover All Your Bases appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In just the past few months, we’ve seen the launch of Amazon Care, Instacart adding medical deliveries, and The Villages senior community welcoming virtual care to their homes. Welcome to the growing ecosystem of hybrid health care, anywhere and everywhere. In my latest post on the Medecision portal, I discuss the phenomenon and examples of early models, focusing in on Evernorth, a Cigna company.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In the long struggle to gain full practice authority (FPA), nurse practitioners (NPs) can point to notable advances in the last few years. Now, patients in more than half of the states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories have full, direct healthcare access from NPs. In April 2022, New York and Kansas granted FPA to NPs. That brings to 26 the number of states where NPs can practice to the top of their license without restriction.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Maternal mortality rates have been documented extensively. Data is available from U.S. government entities and from international entities such as the World Health Organization. Findings show that rates have decreased significantly worldwide, but preventable maternal deaths are still occurring — and even rising — for some marginalized populations, even in high-income countries like the U.S.

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Coronis Health

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Are you considering partnering with an ophthalmology medical billing company for your facility? There are multiple reasons why outsourcing can help your practice increase its productivity, efficiency, and profitability. Outsourcing Your Medical Billing Can Free up Time and Resources for Your Ophthalmology Facility Those working in the ophthalmology industry often wear many hats while providing comprehensive care for their patients.

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Amber Pharmacy

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. (Nov. 21, 2022) – Amber Specialty Pharmacy announces that it will begin dispensing TZIELD (teplizumab), an anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, to delay Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) in patients ages 8 years and older with Stage 2 T1D. Indication for individuals ages 8 years and older with Stage 2 T1D is categorized by the presence of two or more T1D-related autoantibodies and abnormal blood sugars.

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. We all love our smartphones for the convenience they bring to our lives and how they keep us better connected to friends and family – as well as giving us access to the content and […]. The article Did You Know Your Smartphone Could Save Your Life?

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The cost of health insurance for a worker who buys into a health plan at work in 2022 reached $22,463 for their family. The average monthly mortgage payment was $1,759 in mid-2022. “When housing and health both rank as basic needs in Maslow’s hierarchy, what’s a health system to do?” I ask in an essay published today on Crossover Health’s website titled Value-Based Care: Driving a Social Contract of Trust and Health.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

For nurses who enjoy both nursing and business, occupational health nursing is a career that combines both interests. While the majority of nurses work in medical care facilities or settings, occupational health nurses work in an office setting and care for employees of a company. According to Betty Sanisidro, DNP, MSN, COHN-S, APHN-BC and the executive director of the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses , occupational health nursing is one of the nursing industry’s undiscovered

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Relias

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Safety planning has proven an effective means of supporting those struggling with mental health crises, abusive relationships, or other forms of trauma. But no two safety plans are, or should be, the same. Here, we’ll discuss creating safety planning documents for some common types of crises: Suicidal ideation. Substance use disorder. Domestic violence.

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WSMDA

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Being a medical assistant requires similar work no matter where you end up. However, there are some differences depending on the setting you are working in. A large hospital has a very different dynamic from a clinic, and the work is often more hands-on. In a hospital, medical assistants typically work in departments such as the emergency room, surgery, or pediatric unit.

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Top Practices

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

If you are a physician/manager or practice manager, you know that we have been working in an interesting time for the past couple of years. We have been so busy trying to refigure things for the practice and possibly working with less staff that you probably haven't even thought to ask yourself the following question. "How are things going as far as managing the team and moving the business in the right direction?

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. MDaudit is strengthening its commitment to revenue integrity with several changes that build upon its presence in the revenue cycle management (RCM) market. Among the changes made by the healthcare technology company, which harnesses the […]. The article MDaudit Strengthens Its Position In the Revenue Integrity Market appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

People who need people aren’t just the luckiest people in the world: they derive greater benefits through monitoring their health via apps that make it easier to make healthy choices. Channeling Barbra Streisand here to call out a key finding in new consumer research from Kantar on Connecting with the Health & Wellness Community. Kantar polled 10,000 online consumers in ten countries to gain perspectives on health citizens’ physical and emotional health and the role of technology

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